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Friday, December 2, 2011

Deborah Lippmann - Milkshake

Go to work mani! My husband said "Wow, your nails look clean!" Who can argue with clean? I do have a "big gurl" job that requires conservative, neutral nails.....I know, it can be boring, or refreshing. Speaking of my "big gurl" job, the environment is a dearth of beauty, DEARTH!, probably why I have grown to love nail polish. So I have several neutrals that I reach for when I need a conservative mani. I really like Orly's Sheer Beauty and China Glaze's Innocence, both along the same lines as Deborah Lippmann's Milkshake (DLMS). All three are sheer milky polishes.

DLMS looks like vanilla soy milk and has a certain warmth to it. However, I don't think the formula is the best. I've worn this color three occasions and it's a bit streaky, it doesn't correct itself. Meaning, I don't think it has the best cohesive properties. Am I making any sense? Even China Glaze's fast forward top coat doesn't correct the streaks, which is one of the main reasons it is my go to top coat. DLMS might be okay with 3 or more coats, but really, I can't deal with polish that is that thick, it doesn't dry fast enough and I inevitably just end up denting my nails and they look horrible. In the last photo, the streaks are really apparent. Not good for premium polish.

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I love the shape of DL's bottles.

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Camera lamp - here's where you can really see the streaks. Impromptu photo with ibuprofen bottle.

﻿DLMS is part of the fashoinista set, three polishes, Envy Me, Sweet Spot and Milkshake, $40 at Neiman Marcus. I know the price is a bit steep. A gift from my husband. How do you stop your husband from buying you expensive gifts? You don't!

I used one coat of DL's base coat, 2 coats of DLMS, and one coat China Glaze FF topcoat.

On a redeeming note, DLMS, gives your nails a clean and refined look and no one really noticed the streaks except for me. Plus DL is cruelty free and big 3 free.

3 comments:

This is nice, but I don't know if I'd shell out the $$ for a Deborah Lippmann when I can get something similar for less--Essie has lots of shades like this! That's just coming from an unemployed college kid with too many hobbies though... haha ;P